What position is Tom Nelson hoping to get on the Cincinnati Bengals?
There was some debate as to whether or not the offense was quite as deep as I contended it was, particularly at the running back positions. Today, I’ll take a look at the Bengals defensive depth, and make use of the jump to try to shorten our front page a little bit! In short, I think the defense this year can only improve upon last year’s 12th place effort. Additions of guys like Roy Williams and Tank Johnson, rookies Rey Maualuga and Michael Johnson are the primary reasons that the defense is so deep this year. Add to the mix that Chris Crocker will have a full off-season under his belt this year, DT Pat Sims has shown flashes of excellence in his second year, and Antwan Odom and Robert Geathers look to be healthy, and you’ve got to feel good about this defense. Significant losses on the defensive side of the ball were relatively few. John Thornton is no longer with the team and Orien Harris was traded (the Harris loss is listed as the only “key” defensive loss at
